In 1996, she signed to MCA Records, her debut single, "You Lift Me Up" was released and was well reviewed, and a big national club hit in the UK.
It is known that (as well as the three singles), the following tracks were recorded for this album: "Fallen" (produced by Steve Anderson of Brothers in Rhythm (who has actually seemingly himself posted the track on YouTube, to enthusiastic praise from viewers); "Swept Away" (a mid-tempo love song), "The Feeling Is Right Now" (produced, like "Fallen", by Steve Anderson, and written by Lulu), and "Nothing in This World", written by none other than Burt Bacharach and 1990s pop-R&B luminary Nigel Lowis (who worked extensively with Eternal, Dina Carroll and Michelle Gayle).
Three other tracks, "Somewhere In Us", "Love's Comin' Right On Through" and "Just Can't Learn To Say Goodbye" from this unreleased album, have appeared on the music website SoundCloud.
Her album, Big Trouble (Lots of Fun) was released by Jive Records, despite the absence of a hit single to promote it.
In 2002, still on Jive Records, Ryan released a re-edited version of the album, this time entitled I'll Live, and featuring another new single, "Can I Depend on You?